Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
18.0°C
3.4° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 4PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
14
14
19
40
41
42
30
33
31
20
20
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
WNW
0
NE
25
W
20
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:36AM5.13m
9:53PM4.71m
10:12AM4.71m
10:25PM4.34m
10:51AM4.25m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.90m
4:01AM1.04m
4:23PM1.33m
4:36AM1.39m
4:59PM1.74m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:09
7:07
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
15
17
17
16
14
12
11
11
14
17
17
13
16
Feels °C
11
14
16
12
11
9
8
7
10
10
9
10
9
7
6
6
9
11
10
6
11
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